Metal frame for doors, windows, and the like.



C. J. HALE. METAL FRAME FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION mum SEPT. 8, 190a. 1,071,91 1. atented Sept. 2, 1913.

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IN VLQVTOR.

O. J. HALE.

METAL FRAME FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, AND THE UK APPLICATION FILED SEPT.8, 1908.

Patanted Sept. 2, 1913 KHN n fiua UNITED STATES OFFICE.

cimnLas JAMES HALE. or New YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNOR. 'ro NITED STATES METAL PRODUCTS 00., or NEW YORK. N. Y., A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

METAL FRAME FOR DOORS, VJINDOVJS ANIZ THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedSept. 2, 1913.

Application filed September 8, 1908. Serial No. 451,972.

To all w/mm 1' i may concern 13c it known that I, Guam-us James HALE, a citizen of the. United States, and a resident of tilt borough ofh'ianhattan, city. county, and Ftate. of New York, have invented cerain new and usefuliniprovennrnts in Metal l ramcs for Doors, Yindoivs, and the Like.

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metal frames for doors, windows and the like. and aim to means for connecting such frames to the wall in a fireproofmanner.

T will describe a preferred embodiment of embodying my invention and showing posi- 'tion of brace-bars in dotted lines; Fig. 2

is a view partially in horizontal section on the line 22 0f Fig. 1 and partially in plan of the same; Fig. 3 isa detail View of a preferred form of brace-bars; Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view of a door frame form, showing my preferred manner of connecting the inner frames to the saddle and to each other; and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the saddle and connections therewith taken. at right angles to Fig. 4-.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts.

7 Referring now to the form shown in these drawings, A indicates a door frame having sl'iect-uietal t-riu'u The trim ispreferably divided into two sections F and G and is connected to the wall as hereinafter described. A, Fig. 2 indicates a wall or partition of brick and plaster or other material. The dotted lines 1 and 2 (Fig. 2) are intended to indi ate a section of brick between such lines, and sections of plaster on each side thereof as at 3 and 4. Embedded or other wise secured in the wall A are metallic anchorbolts B of any suitable size and form. As shown, these bolts are oblong in form dotted lines, Fig. 3) and are provided with thread'edheads which project beyond the brick wall at eitl cr end to coact with nuts I), b. A'plurality of such anchor-bolts are preferably built into the wall at a plurality of points contiguous to the edge of the opening for the door.

Atthe junction of the sides and edge of J the wall I :prefcrably provide-an innert'rame of sheet-metal. inner-frame comprises two sections C, C which are each preferably bent longitudi:

nally at substantially a right angle to inclose each corner formed by the edge and sides of the wall, the plaster and brick at, such points being preferably cut away to permit; the same to be set in flush with the adjacent ous and extend completely aroundthe door ,vvay from the saddle on one side to the saddle. on the opposite side, 'or they may be formed in as"many separate :or separated sections as desired. I preferably employtwo continuous inner-frame'sections, one for (each corner junction of the side; and edge of the wall. v 1 i g i Brace-bars D, D are preferably secured As illustrated, this.

portions of the wall. .They may be cont-inuintermediate their ends in any suitable man-' nor, and, as shown,'by the nuts and threads 7). b, to the anchor-bolts B; One end of each of such bars are secured by screws 0, c or other suitable'means to the inner-frame sections C, C and tend to hold the same in position against the wall. The bars D, D, after being secured to theinner-frame sections C, C are preferably bent inwardly, so

that the intermediate portions d, d rest against the brick of the partition, where they are secured to the bolts as aforesaid,

V and are then bent outwardly neartheir other ends to form flange portions dfl'd f'which project atsubstantially right anglesto: the wall and preferably extend beyondthe face of the plaster thereof.

he holes in the bars I), D for the reception of the bolts and screws are elongated as shown at b, b and c 0" so as to permit the same bars to be employed for different sizes of trim. The frames C, C are'also further braced and secured in position at suitable points along the edge of the wall by auxiliary braces or distance pieces E, E, which distance pieces at all points along the sides and top of the doorway, excepting the corners, are'prcfcrably flat bars or strips 'of metal and are sccured at their opposite secured to-the inner-frame andjbraeein any desired manner, and I.do not wish ustmentand also to allow for expansion The frames C, C.

under excessive heat. thus form a conven ent metalli c securing m'cansfor one edge of the trimsections, and

I the flanged portions 11? d of the bracebars form a convenient securing means .for the other edge of such trim. The jamb or trim.

is formedof sheet metal and is preferably divided into. two. sections F, G.=each bent atsubstantially right angles toiinclude the edge of the wall and portions of opposite Sides thereof; The portions 1'', f of each sectionwhich oppose the sides of the wall may be bent to represent moldingof the form shown or-any other preferred form;

I preferably form the portions fof the section Fstraight, while the portion 9 of the section 'G is bent to represent the door stop H which'overlaps the portionf.

The. sections F and Gof thetrini' may be ars to limit myself to the use of.the means shown. Asillustrated, the portions f, '9, after being bent to'forin the moldin as above described, are; bent at substantially right angles to the wall and secured b screws f, g, to the flange portions (la-a of the brace-bars D. -Each of said sections F and G are preferably secured to the frame near the cdges of the" wall by an suitable means, such as the screws g and which screws also preferably pass throng -the distance pieces E. One of said sections pref crab] y overlaps and is secured t the other section at some suitable point, such as near the center of the edge of the door. Any fastening means may be used; I have shown screws h which preferably also se cure both of said overlapping edges to the distance icces E. As above stated, the portion g of the section G is bent to represent the door stop H. It is beneath this door stop that I show the two portions f and 9' connected togct hcrand to thedistance pieces.

Any, other point of connection may be selected, but I prefer to connect the two por tions and the distance pieces with a single fastener.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A frame for doors, windows andthe like, comprising a wall, sheet metal trim backward a predetermine each side of the wall, a securing device embedded in the 'wall, means for connecting the same rigidly at the sides of the wall to the trim, and me allic inner frames extending around each .forner of the edge of the wall and rigidly. .,ecured both to the aforesaid securing device and to the metal trim.

2'. A frame for doors; windows and the like, comprising sheet metal trim, a metallic inner frame embracing the edges of the door opening, .brace bars therefor, and means for securin the trim to said innerframe and to the race bars. It 3. A frame for doors, windows and the like, comprising a wall, sheet metal trim, metallic anchor bolts embedded in the wall, an inner-frame embracing the corners formed by the junction of the sides and edge of the wall, brace bars connecting said anchor bolts and inner-frame, and ineans for securin 'the trim to the inner-frame at the edge 0 the doorway and tothe brace-bars at the sides thereof. 4. A frame for metal doors, windows and the like, comprising a wall composed of brick and a layer of plaster on each side thereof, anchor bolts projecting at each side of the brick only, asheet metal trim, brace bars at-each side of the wall each having an inwardly-bent central portion abutting against the brick of the wall and outwardlyextending end portions extending beyond the plaster, means for connecting the central portion rigidly to the anchor bolt and wall, and means for connecting the trim to said bars at both sides of said central portion.

In witness whereof, I havesigned. my name to the foregoing specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

CHARLES JAMES-name.

\Vitnesses: I

Jos. F. OBRIEN, ANNA S. Bnomm-znc.

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